Our Work with Children

Everything we do has just one goal: the sustained well-being of children, especially the most vulnerable.

We work with families, communities, and partners to ensure that children enjoy good health, are educated for life, experience the love of God and their neighbours, and are cared for, protected, and participating.

Our Approaches

Everything we do has just one goal: the sustained well-being of children, especially the most vulnerable.

We work with families, communities, and partners to ensure that children enjoy good health, are educated for life, experience the love of God and their neighbours, and are cared for, protected, and participating.

Emergencies

In disaster situations, children are always the most vulnerable to the effects of malnutrition and disease

World Vision works around the clock to bring hope and relief to children and families whose lives are threatened in the wake of disasters. Thanks to the support of our committed donors, we've helped over 10 million people worldwide- providing food, shelter, water and healthcare.

Displaced children have fun in a class as part of World Vision’s Let Us Learn programme. Photo: Suzy Sainovski/World Vision

Shirin, aged 10, recited the English alphabet and said "I like English classes and playing hula hoop.” Photo: Suzy Sainovski/World Vision

“There hasn’t been much water in the camp since yesterday so that’s why I drew a river. I liked to swim in the river near where I used to live,” said Khalaf, aged 12. Photo Suzy Sainovski/World Vision

World Vision's mobile library in the camp means many children will have the opportunity to read a book for the first time. Photo: Tanya Penny/World Vision

Children participate in a 'mirror activity' in the Child Friendly Learning Space. It teaches them to mirror positive behaviour. Photo: Suzy Sainovski/World Vision

Gulpari fled Syria three years ago for the safety of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. She is now the Senior Teacher at the Child Friendly Learning Space. Gulpari shared, “A student said to me, ‘I didn’t know there were this many activities to learn, I thought school was just learning letters,' "These activities make children participate, otherwise it’s dry. Through practical activities children participate more.” Photo: Suzy Sainovski/World Vision

For many children, attending classes at the Child Friendly Learning Space is their only chance to learn and play in a safe environment. Photo: Tanya Penny/World Vision

World Vision's Let Us Learn programme operates in two camps for displaced people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo: Suzy Sainovski/World Vision